diff --git a/spec/actions_spec.lua b/spec/actions_spec.lua
index 64d1dc9..b927417 100644
--- a/spec/actions_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/actions_spec.lua
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ describe("actions", function()
          args.last = 1
       end)
       parser:flag("-f"):count("0-3")
-      local foo = parser:command("foo"):action(function(passed_args)
+      local foo = parser:command("foo"):action(function(passed_args, name)
+         assert.equals("foo", name)
          args[2] = passed_args
          args.last = 2
       end)
diff --git a/src/argparse.lua b/src/argparse.lua
index f14fe17..de44b2a 100644
--- a/src/argparse.lua
+++ b/src/argparse.lua
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ function ParseState:switch(parser)
    self.parser = parser
 
    if parser._action then
-      table.insert(self.command_actions, parser._action)
+      table.insert(self.command_actions, {action = parser._action, name = parser._name})
    end
 
    for _, option in ipairs(parser._options) do
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ function ParseState:finalize()
    end
 
    for i = #self.command_actions, 1, -1 do
-      self.command_actions[i](self.result)
+      self.command_actions[i].action(self.result, self.command_actions[i].name)
    end
 end